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Chapter 541: The Embryo of Creation
Chapter 541: The Embryo of Creation
In the vast expanse of the land, a battle raged.
Boom!
Two figures clashed, one of them a silver-hued aberrant beast with incredible speed. As it darted through the air, it unleashed terrifying abilities, its body flowing like a stream, constantly changing during the intense fight.
The other figure was Chen Mu, wielding a broken divine armament of the Void Path. He fought against the beast, his movements restrained, and his sword techniques seemingly ordinary. Yet, with each strike, he harnessed the vast power of the Void, leaving wounds on the silver beast's body!
Sizzle.
Chen Mu's figure suddenly merged with the void, seamlessly tearing through the sky.
The broken divine armament in his hand slashed through the void, cleaving the beast in two from its center! Golden blood splattered everywhere.
"Roar..."
The beast let out a roar, but its severed body didn't disintegrate. Despite the gushing blood, a surge of vibrant life force healed its wounds rapidly. In the blink of an eye, most of the gaping wound across its body had closed, and it turned to retaliate with a claw aimed at Chen Mu.
As the claw descended, a burst of black vapor emerged, brewing a potent aura of death that chilled observers to the bone. It transformed into a black claw, aiming at Chen Mu and covering the entire area where he stood.
Clang!
Unfazed, Chen Mu swung his broken sword, unleashing a torrent of void power that extinguished the encroaching black death energy.
"The power of life and death is indeed a bit tricky."
The beast before Chen Mu was a creature of the Creation Path, adept at manipulating the life and death aspects of the Creation Dao. Its strength had reached the Lower Divine Tier Eight, and while it wasn't particularly skilled in transformation, its mastery of life and death energy, combined with its pure physical prowess, made it incredibly formidable.
Chen Mu's cultivation in the Void Path, coupled with his broken divine armament, allowed him to unleash power almost at the limit of Lower Divine Tier Eight, dominating the beast in combat and constantly inflicting wounds.
However, these wounds healed in the blink of an eye.
Chen Mu's recent strike, which seemed to have severely injured the beast, was still not enough to kill it. As long as it remained alive, it could quickly recover and even convert its injuries into 'death energy' for counterattacks.
At the Lower Divine Tier Eight, even creatures with limited intelligence possessed formidable abilities. The Void beasts were elusive, the Time beasts were swift, and the Creation beasts had robust vitality, each with unique traits.
Three days had passed since Chen Mu arrived at the core continent of the Origin Site.
In these three days, Chen Mu had sought out and slain a total of ten Lower Divine Tier Seven beasts. The Tier Seven beasts were no match for him, often falling with just a few moves, but the Tier Eight beasts presented a significant challenge.
"Roar!"
The silver beast continued its charge, roaring as it pounced towards Chen Mu.
Chen Mu sensed that the beast's aura had weakened under his relentless attacks, but the reduction was minimal. If this battle of attrition continued, it might take him three to five days to finally slay the beast.
"It's a pity that my divine armament is incomplete."
Chen Mu shook his head slightly. If he had a complete divine armament of the Void Path, he would have been able to swiftly defeat the beast solely with his Void techniques.
The broken sword was just a tad insufficient.
Clang!
Chen Mu swung his broken sword, clashing with the silver beast once more. Suddenly, a golden light flickered in his eyes.
Holding the broken sword in his left hand, he drew his right hand along the blade, causing a faint golden glow to envelop the broken sword tip.
As the sword was bathed in this golden light, it entered a peculiar state, appearing out of place and discordant with its surroundings, as if time itself had shifted.
The power of Time!
"Slash!"
Chen Mu's eyes flashed, and he swung the broken sword, his entire body transforming into an afterimage as he crossed paths with the silver beast.
"Roar..."
The beast's roar abruptly froze.
Its body stiffened in the void, its eyes, once filled with anger and ferocity, now wide with terror.
Sizzle!
A golden line appeared on its forehead, extending and splitting its body in two from the center!
With blood splattering everywhere, the silver beast's body broke apart, falling from the sky.
Even with its body severed in two, the beast didn't die. As it fell, both halves sprouted visible silver flesh buds, attempting to reconnect the severed halves.
Just as he was about to make his move, a flash of sword light appeared.
Swish!
Another sword beam sliced through the air.
The silver beast's body, already severed, was cut in half again, splitting into four pieces!
The consecutive strikes caused the beast's body to fragment, and its aura rapidly weakened, but it still struggled.
Hiss!
A third beam of sword light flew towards it.
This sword beam, like a net of blades, enveloped the entire silver beast, leaving behind crisscrossing golden lines on its body as it passed by.
This time, the silver beast could no longer withstand the attack, and its aura collapsed. Its fragmented body completely disintegrated into pieces, transforming into a dazzling array of colorful lights that slowly dissipated.
Within the radiant glow, a small white crystal, no larger than a pinky finger, and a brilliant sphere of light emerged, floating in midair. Everything else vanished, including the scattered bloodstains.
In the void, Chen Mu's figure reappeared, standing with his hands at his sides, shaking his head slightly as he looked at the spot where the silver beast had perished.
"The alien beast, born from a branch of the Creation Path, is indeed resilient. My technique, enhanced with the power of time, is already at the level of a Lower Ninth Rank Divine, yet it still took three moves to completely annihilate it."
By harnessing the power of the Void Divine Armament and utilizing the pure Void Path, he could reach the peak of the Lower Eighth Rank Divine. With a slight addition of the power of time, he could naturally attain the level of the Ninth Rank.
However, in terms of lethality, the 'Annihilation' technique, which fully integrates the power of the Void and Time, is even more formidable.
Had he used 'Annihilation', it would likely have taken only one strike to completely eradicate this beast, rather than the three moves required.
Chen Mu sheathed his divine armament and continued forward.
He reached out and picked up the Origin Shard left behind by the deceased silver beast, examining it briefly before nodding.
"The Origin Shard left behind by an Eighth Rank Divine beast is significantly larger than that of a Seventh Rank Divine beast."
He turned his hand over, revealing another Origin Shard.
This shard was formed by combining the remnants of ten Seventh Rank beasts he had slain in the past few days.
Even with the naked eye, one could discern that this combined shard from ten Seventh Rank beasts was still smaller than the Origin Shard left behind by the Eighth Rank beast.
Chen Mu was not surprised.
After all, the difficulty of slaying an Eighth Rank beast was indeed far beyond that of a Seventh Rank beast. He could eliminate a Seventh Rank beast with a simple gesture, but for an Eighth Rank, he had to resort to the power of the Time Path.
Chen Mu brought the two Origin Shards close together, allowing them to touch slightly. Instantly, the shards merged like flowing water, forming an even larger shard, approximately the size of a thumb.
Chen Mu wondered how many more Origin Shards he needed to gather to create a complete Origin Crystal, but it was evident that he still had a long way to go.
However, Chen Mu was not in a hurry. He had only entered the core of the Origin Site three days ago, and there was still plenty of time ahead.
Putting away the Origin Shard, Chen Mu turned his attention to the other side, where a brilliant sphere of light hovered in the air. This sphere displayed a black and white pattern akin to the Yin-Yang Taiji.
"Life... Death..."
Chen Mu knew that this sphere did not contain the Yin-Yang Dao, but rather the branches of life and death within the Creation Path.
In the next moment, without hesitation, he reached out and grabbed the sphere of light. As his fingers made contact, the entire sphere burst into a dazzling display of black and white radiance, enveloping him completely.
Life and death, two distinct mysteries, intertwined and transformed before Chen Mu's eyes. He felt immersed in these mysteries, as if he could reach out and touch them.
The enigma of life and death captivated Chen Mu, but in just a moment, everything vanished.
Chen Mu opened his eyes once more, still standing in the same spot, while the black and white sphere had completely disappeared.
"The mysteries of the Origin Path left behind by an Eighth Rank beast are indeed far more profound than those of a Seventh Rank beast."
Chen Mu spoke to himself.
Previously, after slaying ten Seventh Rank beasts, he had experienced the profundities of the Origin Path multiple times. However, the mysteries left behind by the Seventh Rank beasts seemed as elusive as the moon reflected in a well—visible yet seemingly out of reach.
In contrast, the mysteries of the Origin Path from the Eighth Rank beast were different. They felt within arm's reach, almost tangible, allowing Chen Mu to gain a deeper understanding of the Creation Path.
He summoned the system panel.
[Origin Path: Creation (Unenlightened)]
【Experience: 1117 points】
"So much?"
As Chen Mu observed the changes in his experience on the system panel, a hint of surprise flashed across his eyes.
Among the ten Below Divine Seventh-Rank alien beings he had annihilated earlier, two belonged to the Creation Dao, but the experience they provided in the Creation Path was not significant. However, the enlightenment from this Eighth-Rank alien being was enough to increase his experience by over a hundred points, surpassing the thousand-point threshold!
Chen Mu's gaze fell upon the experience section of the panel, and a hint of contemplation flickered in his eyes.
Breaking through a thousand points in the Creation Path experience meant he could comprehend the Creation Path at any time.
After a moment of thought, Chen Mu made his decision. He disappeared silently from his original spot, merging into the void and sinking deeper into the earth, reaching a depth of about a hundred zhang.
Using the system panel to comprehend the Primordial Dao, Chen Mu already had sufficient experience. Whether it was condensing a prototype or truly entering the Dao, it would only take an instant. There was no need for delay; with enough experience, he could directly improve, even in the core of the Origin Site.
The only concern was the process of comprehending the Primordial Dao prototype, as the system panel would directly infuse a large amount of enlightenment and experience, causing a brief moment of distraction. However, this process was extremely short and could be ignored.
Swish! Chen Mu arrived at a depth of a hundred zhang underground. He raised his left hand, and the Void Severing Sword appeared, plunging into the ground beneath him. A surge of void energy enveloped the area around him.
Immediately after, he flipped his right hand, and a flickering flame appeared—the Time Flame he possessed. The flame floated above his head, radiating a brilliant rainbow-colored glow, adding a layer of Time Energy to the swirling void energy.
Although using the system panel to comprehend the Primordial Dao prototype would not cause any delay, and the brief distraction could be ignored, Chen Mu still cautiously set up two layers of defense. The combined Time and Void Energies, along with the Void Severing Sword and Time Flame, would be difficult to break through, even for a Below Divine Ninth-Rank alien being.
After these preparations, Chen Mu summoned the system panel once more.
【Primordial Dao: Creation (Unenlightened)】
【Experience: 1117 points】
Without hesitation, he chose to improve.
Buzz!
A flash of light accompanied a flood of insights about the Creation Dao.
Chen Mu already had a certain understanding of the Creation Dao, including the techniques used by the demon race, the Path of Life and Death, and the concepts of formlessness and myriad transformations. However, these insights were scattered and lacked coherence, preventing a unified comprehension of the Creation Dao.
Now, as the system panel infused his mind with a vast array of insights into the Creation Dao, Chen Mu felt as if he had experienced hundreds or even thousands of years in an instant, organizing and clarifying all the mysterious insights he had gained about the Creation Dao up to this point.
It was as if scattered stones and mud were gradually mixed, molded into uniform bricks, and then slowly assembled into a well-structured pavilion. Although simple, this pavilion was complete.
Swish!
Chen Mu suddenly opened his eyes.
He raised his left hand and pressed his right hand, joining them in front of his body. A dazzling, colorful glow condensed, containing the power of the Heaven and Earth, the fusion of the Primordial Dao, and the force of Life and Death... As these forces intertwined, they ultimately converged into another power of the Primordial Dao—the power of Creation!
【Primordial Dao: Creation (Prototype)】
【Experience: 117 points】
At this moment, the data on the system panel also changed.
"Now, with the heavens as the great furnace and Creation as the grand forge, where can I not go?"
Chen Mu did not look at the system panel but instead carefully felt the insights he had just gained. Suddenly, he raised his hand, and a stream of water appeared in his palm, which then transformed into flames and thunder... After displaying various aspects of the Heaven and Earth, it shifted, becoming the black and white forces of Life and Death. These forces then merged, condensing into a black mist!
This black mist was familiar to many cultivators in the Great Xuan World, as it was none other than demonic energy!
Buzz!
As the demonic energy appeared, it instantly enveloped Chen Mu, transforming him into a cloud of demonic mist, almost indistinguishable from the form of a Heavenly Demon! At this moment, he even resembled a True Demon!
Having cultivated the Creation Dao prototype, Chen Mu had initially mastered the power of myriad transformations. The forces he could manifest were not limited to the Heaven and Earth, the fusion of the Primordial Dao, or Life and Death; he could even mimic the 'demonic energy' of the demon race!
(End of Chapter)
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